panic selling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Wide-scale selling of an investment (such as a company's stock) out of emotion and fear, rather than evaluating the fundamentals, which causes a sharp decline in prices.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of panic sell

Word forms

panic selling panic sellings
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